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Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat

Assam Agricultural University is the first institution of its kind in the whole of North-Eastern Region of India. The main goal of this institution is to produce globally competitive human resources in farm sectorand to carry out research in both conventional and frontier areas for production optimization as well as to disseminate the generated technologies as public good for benefitting the food growers/produces and traders involved in the sector while emphasizing on sustainability, equity and overall food security at household level. Genesis of AAU - The embryo of the agricultural research in the state of Assam was formed as early as 1897 with the establishment of the Upper Shillong Experimental Farm (now in Meghalaya) just after about a decade of creation of the agricultural department in 1882. However, the seeds of agricultural research in today’s Assam were sown in the dawn of the twentieth century with the establishment of two Rice Experimental Stations, one at Karimganj in Barak valley in 1913 and the other at Titabor in Brahmaputra valley in 1923. Subsequent to these research stations, a number of research stations were established to conduct research on important crops, more specifically, jute, pulses, oilseeds etc. The Assam Agricultural University was established on April 1, 1969 under The Assam Agricultural University Act, 1968’ with the mandate of imparting farm education, conduct research in agriculture and allied sciences and to effectively disseminate technologies so generated. Before establishment of the University, there were altogether 17 research schemes/projects in the state under the Department of Agriculture. By July 1973, all the research projects and 10 experimental farms were transferred by the Government of Assam to the AAU which already inherited the College of Agriculture and its farm at Barbheta, Jorhat and College of Veterinary Sciences at Khanapara, Guwahati. Subsequently, College of Community Science at Jorhat (1969), College of Fisheries at Raha (1988), Biswanath College of Agriculture at Biswanath Chariali (1988) and Lakhimpur College of Veterinary Science at Joyhing, North Lakhimpur (1988) were established. Presently, the University has three more colleges under its jurisdiction, viz., Sarat Chandra Singha College of Agriculture, Chapar, College of Horticulture, Nalbari & College of Sericulture, Titabar. Similarly, few more regional research stations at Shillongani, Diphu, Gossaigaon, Lakhimpur; and commodity research stations at Kahikuchi, Buralikson, Tinsukia, Kharua, Burnihat and Mandira were added to generate location and crop specific agricultural production packages.

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Subject: Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ethics and Jurisprudence × Author: Gupta, Santosh Kumar × End date: 2017 × Thesis Type: M.V.Sc. ×
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    STUDIES ON ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY OF Entada phaseoloides AND Erigeron linifolius AGAINST GASTROINTESTINAL HELMINTH OF GOAT
    (College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University Khanapara, Guwahati-781022, 2017-07) Gupta, Santosh Kumar; PHUKAN, A.
    The present investigation was carried out with the view to study the anthelmintic activity of Entada phaseoloides and Erigeron linifolius plant extract against gastrointestinal helminth of goat. The overall prevalence of gastrointestinal nematodes in goats was found to be 82.75 per cent under the prevailing agro-climatic condition of Byrnihut during the period of October to November 2016. The different nematodes recorded in goats were Haemonchus spp. (82.75%), Oesophagostomum spp. (78.16%), Trichostrongylus spp. (70.11%), Strongyloides spp. (62.06%), Bunostomum spp. (48.27%), Trichuris spp. (39.08%) and Cooperia spp. (24.13%). The EPG count in treated groups (plant extracts /drug) decreased gradually with commencement of treatment. In Group A and B treated with crude methanolic extract of Entada phaseoloides and crude ethanolic extract of Erigeron linifolius, EPG became nil on 21st day. In group C treated with combination of both plant extracts, EPG gradually reduced but was not nil on 21st day. While group D treated with fenbendzole, EPG count became nil on 7th day of post treatment. Group E was kept as untreated infected group, where the EPG count gradually increased and Group F, the animals where kept as healthy control. During pre-treatment period, the haemato-biochemical study revealed a significant decrease in the levels of Hb (7.23 ± 0.13), PCV (25.75 ± 0.48), TEC (9.77 ± 0.17), MCV (21.73 ± 0.53), MCH (7.11 ± 0.16), Lymphocytes (42.75 ± 0.50), basophils (0.25 ± 0.04) , total serum protein (5.20 ± 0.18), serum albumin (2.34 ± 0.05), serum globulin (2.84 ± 0.19), A:G, serum sodium (127.37 ± 1.51) ,serum chloride (90.93 ± 1.00), serum potassium (3.18 ± 0.28), serum glucose (43.89 ± 0.80) , serum iron (110.41 ± 2.05) and serum zinc level (51.72 ± 1.35) in the affected goats which increased gradually after treatment whereas an increase in the levels of TLC (15.75 ± 0.93), eosinophils (3.86 ± 0.14) Monocytes (1.71 ± 0.14), and neutrophils (45.78 ± 1.37) were observed in the affected goats which also decreased gradually after treatment and reached normal level. Based on reduction of EPG count and haemato-biochemical changes, the efficacy of methanolic extract of Entada phaseoloides was 72.52, 89.00 and 100 % followed by ethanolic extract of Erigeron linifolius was 62.76, 86.17 and 100 % while in combination was 53.68, 73.68 and 89.47 % on 7th , 14th and 21st day respectively. Fenbendazole showed highest efficacy 100% on 7th day post treatment. In-vitro studies were undertaken for which adult parasites were collected from local slaughter house. Parasites were exposed to different concentration of plant extract i.e. 50, 150, 300, 1000 and 3000 µg/ml PBS, petri dish containing fenbendazole was kept as positive control while in negative control parasite were exposed to only PBS. Both plants extract either individually or in combination were effective against adult parasite of Paramphistome cervi, Haemonchus contortus and Fasciola gigantica. Further it was revealed that dose dependent anthelminthic activity was exhibited by plant extract and highest efficacy was observed at 3000 µg/ml.